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The Memorial Cross was first instituted in 1919 for presentation to mothers and widows of Canadian soldiers or sailors of the First World War who died on active duty or whose death was consequently attributed to such duty. The crosses could be worn by the recipients at any time, even though they were not themselves veterans. The cross was engraved with the name and service number of the son or husband. Its description is as follows:

"The Cross is a Cross patonce in silver .... at the end of the upright a crown; at the foot, and at the end of either arm, a maple leaf; in the centre, within a wreath of laurel, the royal cypher of the reigning monarch."

Source: Veterans Affairs Canada (Further details)

 

Regimental Roll of Honour

The First World War

The Royal Canadians listed in the pages linked below have paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to their nation. "CVWM" links lead to the applicable page at The Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Entries without a CVWM link were not found in the Virtual War Memorial, where possible a link to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) database has been provided.

The C.E.F. Roll of Honour for The RCR
A to G H to M N to Z

The following documents are available in pdf format for download:

• RCR Casualty List for the Great War
• Casualty lists sorted by Cemetery:
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Other

• Directions to Cemeteries:
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany

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A review of the First World War casualty list for The RCR was undertaken by the Regimental Adjutant when discrepancies were found between the list published in the Regimental History (Fetherstonhaugh, 1936) and data in newly available information in online databases. This review increased the number of identified soldiers of The RCR in the Roll of Honour from 778 to 818. This does not include all of those soldiers who may have served with the Regiment, and then died while serving in another unit, although a few such individuals are included based on available data.  While all of the resources used were found to have errors, the comparison of entries in multiple sources supported updating the original Roll of Honour. It is acknowledged that this list should not be considered complete, and that new entries may be made as new information is made available. This revised casualty list, prepared in 2006 by Capt Michael O'Leary, was developed using the following resources:

• The Royal Canadian Regiment 1883-1933, by R.C. Fetherstonhaugh, 1936

• The Canadian Virtual War Memorial online database

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission online database

• Soldiers of the First World War database (LIbrary and Archives Canada)

• The C.E.F. Roll of Honour, by Edward H. Wigney, 1996

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